From back door gigs to Duke Ellington's Orchestra, Boston's Harry Carney made the saxophone sing
Carney is revered by many, if not most, baritone saxophone players as the “godfather” of the instrument. He could blow and hold notes on his saxophone like few other players then or since. And he was a longtime, key member in one the most widely cherished big band jazz orchestras of all time.
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